Guardian Music — This is a sweat-stained South African cousin to the UK's own white, working-class rap variant. It's District 9 donkLanguage reveals a lot about the culture it springs from, as anyone grappling with more than 40 Finnish variations on the word "snow" c... more info
Chorus.fm — A free MP3 of a new *Cypress Hill* (http://www.cypresshill.com/) song entitled "It Ain't Nothin'" can be downloaded here (http://www.cypresshill.com/). more info
Guardian Music — Prince, Mos Def, children in a Croydon school – New Orleans' Christian Scott makes jazz work for everyoneChristian Scott lies down on a bench in the Barbican's foyer and pretends to be in analysis when I point the microphone in his direction. ... more info
ContactMusic — Marijuana-loving rappers CYPRESS HILL have commissioned Dutch company Roor to create a six-foot (1.8 meter) bong for them.The group, which recently signed to Snoop... more info
411 Mania — This week we're looking at rappers lending aid to Haiti, Jay-Z being part of the Illuminati, Cypress Hill's new label, Eve's return to hip-hop, Benzino's take on the Slaughterhouse beef and Young Buck wants 50 Cent! more info